Why Do Many Patients Fail to Adhere to Prescribed Treatment

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why do many patients fail to adhere to prescribed treatment regimens for hypertension?

• A) Hypertension is expensive to treat.
• B) Hypertension is often symptom-free.
• C) Medications prescribed for treating hypertension typically cause unpleasant side effects.
• D) The effectiveness of proposed treatments for hypertension remain uncertain.

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Definitions:

Horizontal Line

A straight line that has a zero slope and runs parallel to the horizontal axis in a graph.

Vertical Line

A straight line that goes up and down on a graph, representing a scenario where one variable changes while the other remains constant.

Downward Sloping

Describes a line on a graph that shows a decrease in one variable as another variable increases, often used to illustrate laws of demand in economics.

Negatively Related

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